The investigation into threats made against Byrnes High School students has been turned over to the FBI, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo, with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Spartanburg County District Five Schools representative Melissa Robinette said, “The Facebook threats were extremely vulgar in nature, and specifically targeted Jewish and Muslim students at Byrnes [High School].” (Previous story)

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In a news release Tuesday Bobo said: “Our office was made aware of the possible threats on social media against Byrnes High School over the weekend.

“An investigation began, and late yesterday afternoon, it was determined that the poster doesn’t reside in the United States of America. Earlier today, we forwarded the documentation we generated to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force so they can begin an investigation in attempting to identify the suspect.

“Based on the information stated above, our office doesn’t feel like the posts on social media are credible, but we wanted to share our findings to ease any concerns that students, parents, and staff in Spartanburg School District 5 may have.

“Please also understand we won’t be answering any more questions about this incident, since those could jeopardize the FBI’s investigation.”

Robinette said the student who received the threats directly contacted law enforcement over the weekend. Deputies interviewed the student and took screenshots of the threats.

The student told WYFF News 4 that he had been talking to the person on Facebook when the person suddenly began posting the threats.

The police report said the person making the threats claimed to be in Laurens, but District Five officials said the Facebook account is registered in South Dakota and they have not found the name in any of their district records.

District officials said law enforcement officers patrolled Byrnes High School and performed random sweeps throughout the weekend to ensure security before students returned to school Tuesday. There were no incidents reported at Byrnes on Tuesday.

School officials said there will be additional officers at all 12 district schools throughout the week.